A decision on whether or not members of a New Mexico gun dealer family will get a new trial on charges of lying on federal firearm purchase forms could happen as early as this week, Las Cruces Sun-News reported yesterday. Judge Robert C. Brack of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico indicated in yesterdays hearing that he will make his decision soon following a day of testimony that revealed the extent of corruption a key law enforcement witness against the Reese family was under investigation for  a fact the prosecution withheld from the defense and the jury when it was asked to decide whose testimony during the trial was credible.

Please go to the Examiner link. I know, it's Examiner, but please, this story is not getting out anywhere else. There is a complete MSM embargo on this story, so it's either bloggers and grass reporters in the field, or it's no story at all. This should be a national story. If we had an honest MSM. Please read the links to the original courtroom reporting. Please follow the story of the Reeses of NM.

If you have not been following the legal crucifixion of the Reese family of NM by the full might of the fedgov, you should read about it. This is a good place to jump in, please.

The Reeses are all of us. This has clearly become a test case. If the fedgov and their willing accomplices in the MSM Quisling media can be kept off of a story like this, then the same tactics will be used in every state, with no fear of pushback.

So we need to push back on the Reese case. Learn about their case, spread the word on patriotic forums. If we can’t stop this corrupt “legal” crucifixion in NM, we’ll never stop it later, when we are their targets.

If you have not been following the legal crucifixion of the Reese family of NM by the full might of the fedgov, you should read about it. This is a good place to jump in, please.

The Reeses are all of us. This has clearly become a test case. If the fedgov and their willing accomplices in the MSM Quisling media can be kept off of a story like this, then the same tactics will be used in every state, with no fear of pushback.

So we need to push back on the Reese case. Learn about their case, spread the word on patriotic forums. If we can’t stop this corrupt “legal” crucifixion in NM, we’ll never stop it later, when we are their targets.

At this point Any Human Being in a position of authority who is not completely MORALLY BANKRUPT and ETHICALLY CORRUPT would have put the Entire Prosecution Team and Witnesses in HANDCUFFS, Remanded into Custody and BAIL DENIED and PERSONALLY FILED CHARGES AGAINST THE WHOLE BUNCH. I’m sure Eric Holder will be right on it.

“So, here we go then. When the knock comes on your door to take your guns...What will you do? What will I do? Hell, I dont have a clue. Ill tell you this. I gave up my weapon one time. At least Im still here. At what cost? Laying down for a bunch of Jack booted thugs to take you to jail, strip search you, put an orange jump suit on you, throw you in a cell on a plastic mattress on the floor, make you post bail, get your car outta impound....etc etc. takes a lot out of a guy. Listen to cops tell lies in court, prosecutor who has no idea what he is talking about call you a liar and a criminal, having a cop show up in court who you have never seen show up and say he arrested you....Hell, sometimes it seems like death would be easier and less demeaning anyway. Getting your weapon back and telling the actual arresting cop to kiss your ass..priceless”

This happened to me a little over a year ago. This is happening to gun owners and enthusiasts all over the US. This family has suffered greatly and I hope by the time it's all over they'll sue the hell out of the government. But, I'm sure they'll just be happy to be free.

Utilizer, don’t be trapped by your own “Big Name Media” normalcy bias. This should and would be a national “Big Name Media” story if it was not the story of honest gun dealers being legally crucified by the same bunch that pulled Fast and Furious at the same time and place, and escaped even a wrist slap.

It’s just not being covereed by the national media, we have to make up the gap, until Hannity or Rush or somebody picks it up.

Sometimes, it’s really news, even before Drudge or The Blaze sniffs it out.

If you have not been following the legal crucifixion of the Reese family of NM by the full might of the fedgov, you should read about it. This is a good place to jump in, please.

The Reeses are all of us. This has clearly become a test case. If the fedgov and their willing accomplices in the MSM Quisling media can be kept off of a story like this, then the same tactics will be used in every state, with no fear of pushback.

So we need to push back on the Reese case. Learn about their case, spread the word on patriotic forums. If we cant stop this corrupt legal crucifixion in NM, well never stop it later, when we are their targets.

. . . . Ping.

Thanks, Travis McGee.

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posted on 01/29/2013 6:55:14 PM PST
by LucyT
(In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)

Mate, I’ve no love for the lamestream media at all, but any information pulled from a website that puts out ‘stories’ like the “9-11” truther garbage and “NASA caught deleting UFO photos from its website” claims automatically sets off all manner of alarm bells as far as I am concerned. If you can locate some other, more credible sources for your posting then I am more than happy to listen.

Poor judge must be getting the full black leather coat Gestapo visit about now.

Probably not to that stage yet. First would be an expensive lunch, paid for by an expensively-dressed man or woman from a prestigious Beltway law firm with connections all over. The judge will be apprised of the wide array of "plata o plomo" offers he may be able to choose from. Depending on his performance and the eventual outcome, he can expect greased skids just short of the Supreme Court, or a corner office with a no-show job in a prestige law firm or "consulting firm".

If needed, someone can make a follow-up visit to go into more details of the "plomo" options. That will probably happen in an armored black Chevy Suburban, rather than a ritzy restaurant. Bottled water may be offered.

"So, when will you believe that there was a miscarriage of justice in this case? When The New York Times says so?"

Not flamin' likely. If the Slimes was saying it were raining, I'd bloody well duck quick-like and have a fast lookabout to see who were peein' on us. That being said, the referenced website displays no credibility whatsoever even upon a deep look at it as far as I can determine.

That article in the LCSN is a total whitewash, from the POV of the chagrined KGB which has been trapped in its own web of lies. The article is a response to the 5 part reportage of the actual courtroom testimony and actions, that reporting which took the region by surprise when it transpired that the actual courtroom drama was making it out of the jurisdiction, news-wise, in spite of the MSM embargo.

So the real praise is due to that citizen reporter who trascribed all of that testimony, and had it placed in a blog. So what? If you wait for “real” newspapers to cover it, likely as not, they will be part of the whitewash crew, the loyal MSM.

Doesn’t it tell you something, that the “official state media” in that paper is reacting like a scalded cat to what the citizen reporter transmitted by the power of a mere blog? If not for the original citizen reporter, there would be no story here at all, which would be only one small step from just holding the hearing in camera, as the .gov wanted.

If a tree falls in the forest.
If a citizen reporter is in the courtroom.
Etc.

I suppose thats filed under National Security in the footnotes of one of the Patriot Acts. Funny name, Patriot Act.

And then we runt into that 'interesting' (read: diabolical) phenomena where normal acts of a legislature are considered superior to the Constitution which gives them authority. -- "Funny" how things like "judicial review" and "precedence" seem to always favor tyranny.

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posted on 01/29/2013 9:06:41 PM PST
by OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)

Finally, an "approved by Utilizer" MSM reporter is touching on the forbidden aspect of the case, and the reason why the govt wanted this hearing held in camera:

"Albuquerque attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence contended Monday that the key witness, Luna County sheriff's Deputy Alan Batts, knew he was under investigation for corruption when he assisted agents with the Reese investigation.

"The issue there: That Batts, who has not been charged with any crime, could have been compelled to assist the government in hopes of leniency with any future charges he could face."

If it is the Examiner website, you need to know that there is no editorial policy. The Examiner is an agglomeration of independent writers, so you have to examine the credibility of each to make your decision. What one writes has absolutely no impact on what another writes.

I did not see any “truther” or “ufo” links at the citizen reporter site for the Luna County Tea Party, the original source that is linked to. Did you?

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posted on 01/30/2013 9:03:13 AM PST
by marktwain
(The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)

Thanks to you, David Codrea and every poster/citizen journalist for exposing the tactics of totalitarians.

--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Plutarco Elías Calles grew up in poverty and deprivation, the son of an alcoholic who was not married to his mother. He adopted the Calles surname from the uncle who raised him after the death of his mother, Maria de Jesús Campuzano. This uncle, Juan Bautista Calles was a devout atheist and raised his nephew with a fanatical hatred of the Catholic Church. His father, also called Plutarco Elías, was descended from a prominent family in the Provincias Internas, most often recorded as Elías González. The first of this line to settle in Mexico was Don Francisco Elías González de Zayas (17071790), who emigrated from Soto de Cameros, La Rioja, Spain, to Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1729. Eventually, he moved north to Chihuahua, where, as commander of the presidio of Terrenate, he played a role in the wars against the Yaqui and Apache.

The Elías family accumulated their fortunes as capitalistic merchants. With their wealth they were able to invest in mining, ranches, good marriages and political favors from the representatives of the crown. In all, everything was done with the capital of the Elías. The positions of commandants, could be bought for 12-14 million pesos. The majority of the large land parcels in Arizona were notably controlled by the Elías González family, or families who were legally associated due to marrieges like the Ortiz or the Perez. The members of the Elías family increased their titles of various lands in the Tucson area even though they lived in Arizpe, Sonora.

In 1832, José Florentino Rafael Elías, was given the property deed to the Ranch of San Rafael of the Valley. We are speaking of the period in whichMexico had won its independence, and new land concessions were being made by the new government in Mexico. Rafael, had made his request in 1828; besides the ranch of San Rafael, he was also owner of the ranch in San Pedro. In 1837, he was named Governor of Sonora, and before being named governor, he was the chairman of the committee who replaced the local legislature. In those years there was a major economic depression that the soldiers even sold their arms to the general public. The shortages provoked revolts in 1832 and 1834 by the soldiers in Santa Cruz and Tucson. They were asking for help from the central government. Officer documented that Rafael issued a bulletin that advertised the consequences if residents bought arms from the soldiers.

Another grandson of Don Francisco was Simón Elías, older brother of Rafael. In his service record in Santa Cruz, appears the Don that was used by decedents of pure Spanish blood. Simon started his military career in 1788 in the Tucson company. He stayed there until 1793, then he was sent as a cadet to Buenavista. In 1807, he was assigned as commandant of the Tubac presidio. In 1814, this assignment was given to Ignacio Elias Gonzalez. Later on Simon was commandant of Santa Cruz, until 1820. Before 1811, he was military commander of the Villa de Chihuahua and the integrator of the military court of the Spanish crown. He participated in giving the execution order of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. On April 1,1826, was named as First Governor, for being the "most respectable and popular figure in Sonora". In May of 1826, he sent a circular to all the mayors of the frontier presidios requesting information on all entering foreigners. In those moments the Americans were traveling on their way to California after the gold fever. Colonel Sirnan Elias is the only person in the history of Mexico that functioned as governor of two states simultaneously, he later became governor of Chihuahua.

Col. José Maria Elías Gonzales, was the one who fought most with the Apaches. He was of the opinion that the Apaches could not be considered as human socially and citizens". He would never permit that they live in a town, establish as land owners, work their land as it would be a natural thing. He proposed to the governor that a new pueblo be created in Sonora, nearby the presidios where the Apaches could establish themselves. He offered to take on some responsibilites and to provide them with tools and equipment and help them in other forms. At the end the Apaches suffered under the Mexican government and under the United States government. Jose Maria signed the peace treaty with the Apaches de Pinals on March 5, 1836. He became the Governor of Sonora in 1843.

In 1915, Plutarco Elías Calles became Governor of Sonora, known as one of the most reformist politicians of his generation. His radical rhetoric tended to conceal the pragmatic essence of his policy, which was to promote the rapid growth of the Mexican national economy, whose infrastructure he helped to establish. In particular, he attempted to make Sonora a dry state, promoted legislation giving social security and collective bargaining to workers, and expelled all Catholic priests. In 1919, Venustiano Carranza promoted Calles to Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Labor. In 1920 he aligned himself with Álvaro Obregón to overthrow Carranza, and Obregón named him head of the interior ministry. Calles used his ability to draw in labor class votes to come to power with Obregón. He aligned himself with the Laborist Party and was in 1924 elected President of Mexico and remained in office until November 30, 1928.

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